High Level of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens Causing Burn Wound Infections in Hospitalized Children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Table 4

Proportion of multidrug resistance and patient characteristics.

Characteristics	Frequency	Infection with MDRGN, N (%)	value
Overall	103	64 (62.1)
Age group (years)			0.583
≤5	92	58 (63.0)
>5	11	6 (54.5)
Gender			0.899
Males	52	32 (61.5)
Females	51	32 (62.7)
Admitting hospital			0.035
MNH Pediatric Burn Unit	88	58 (65.9)
Temeke Pediatric Ward	6	4 (66.7)
Mwananyamala Pediatric Ward	9	2 (22.2)
Antibiotic use before specimen collection			0.597
Yes	60	36 (60.0)
No	43	28 (65.1)
The extent of burn (% TBSA)			0.016
≤10%	35	19 (54.3)
11–20%	30	26 (86.7)
≥21%	19	14 (73.7)
Length of hospitalization before recruitment			0.163
≤1 week	68	39 (57.3)
2 weeks	18	11 (61.1)
≥3 weeks	17	14 (82.3)